The Federal Register

Receipt of Applications for Permits and Re-opening of Comment Period

Fri, Dec 12 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.

Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Dos Pobres/San Juan Project, Graham

Fri, Dec 12 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Safford Field Office, Arizona, has prepared an FEIS analyzing the impacts on the human environment of a mining plan of operation proposed by the Phelps Dodge Mining Company, a division of the Phelps Dodge Corporation. The Dos Pobres/San Juan Project is located approximately 8 miles north of Safford, Arizona. The FEIS (1) assesses the environmental impacts of the project as described in the three mining plan alternatives (Proposed Action, Partial Backfill, and No Action) and two land exchange alternatives (Land Exchange and No Land Exchange); (2) determines if there are direct, indirect and cumulative impacts; and (3) identifies mitigative measures. The FEIS was prepared to comply with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR part 15001508) for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 43 U.S.C. 1701, the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988, 43 U.S.C. 1716 and 1740, and BLM regulations governing land exchanges (

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Revision of Requirements Governing Outer

Fri, Dec 12 2003 11:00:00 GMT

MMS is modifying requirements governing rights-of-use and easements and pipeline rightsofway on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). These changes will increase rental rates for pipeline rightsof way and establish rentals for rightsofuse and easements. This change is needed because of requests made by lessees and pipeline rightofway holders to use large areas outside of the area covered by their lease and pipeline rightofway for accessory structures. This rule will require holders of rightsofuse and easements and holders granted use of large areas as part of a pipeline rightofway to pay rentals on a per acre basis.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Fri, Dec 12 2003 11:00:00 GMT

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on two collections of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection requests are titled ``Form MMS 126,
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Well Potential Test Report (WPT)'' and ``Form MMS127, Sensitive Reservoir Information Report (SRI).''

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Personal Watercraft Use

Fri, Dec 12 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to designate areas where personal watercraft (PWC) may be used in Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas. This proposed rule implements the provisions of the NPS general regulations authorizing a park unit to allow the use of PWC by promulgating a special regulation. The NPS Management Policies 2001 directs individual parks to determine whether PWC use is appropriate for a specific park unit based on an evaluation of that park's enabling legislation, resources and values, other visitor uses, and overall management objectives.

Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Water Management Plans

Fri, Dec 12 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The following Water Management Plans are available for review: [sbull] Carpinteria Water District
[sbull] Kern Tulare Water District
[sbull] Montecito Water District

[sbull] Rag Gulch Water District

To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) developed and published the Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria). Note: For the purpose of this announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as Water Conservation Plans. The above entities have developed a Plan, which Reclamation has evaluated and preliminarily determined to meet the requirements of these Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this notice in order to allow the public to comment on the preliminary determinations. Public comment on Reclamation's preliminary (i.e., draft) determination is invited at this time.